On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to ensure the availability of resources to address the Alisal Fire in Santa Barbara County. The FMAG received by the state enables local, state, and tribal agencies responding to the fire to apply…
Read More »The Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative, a project of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), will host a webinar on Thursday, November 18 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm entitled, “Child Wellbeing During the Pandemic.” The purpose of the webinar is to increase understanding of child…
Read More »This week, after a one-year hiatus due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, CHEAC hosted a successful 2021 Annual Meeting in a virtual format. Over 230 registrants representing nearly all of California’s 61 local health jurisdictions attended the conference, featuring multiple plenary and workshop sessions. CHEAC extends sincere gratitude to those individuals who were able to…
Read More »Governor Gavin Newsom this week acted on a series of high-profile legislative measures just prior to his looming Sunday deadline to sign or veto measures sent to his desk by the California Legislature. As a reminder, CHEAC will issue a final bill chart following Sunday’s sign or veto deadline detailing the outcome of all CHEAC-tracked…
Read More »On Tuesday, the Assembly Health Committee convened an informational hearing to assess the licensing, inspections, and quality of care provided in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) throughout California. The hearing featured three panels consisting of state officials, service providers, and facility representatives. The first panel provided an overview of the licensing and inspection process of SNFs…
Read More »The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) today announced a series of important changes to timelines relative to the Medi-Cal program and services. These include: Managed Care Plan (MCP) Procurement – DHCS is modifying the release date of the Medi-Cal MCP Request for Proposal (RFP) to February 2, 2022. DHCS had initially planned on…
Read More »On Thursday, Pfizer and BioNTech announced they have submitted a formal request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine among children ages 5-11. Up to 28 million children nationwide could become eligible upon authorization. Recall, Pfizer and BioNTech received full FDA approval for its…
Read More »This week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it would invest $1 billion to support the development and availability of at-home rapid tests for COVID-19. The Administration announced the infusion of funding will quadruple the number of at-home tests available for Americans by December. The increase in tests is anticipated to help improve access to at-home testing…
Read More »A new study released this estimates that more than 140,000 children in the U.S. have lost a parent or grandparent caregiver to COVID-19 between April 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, indicates that the risk of primary caregiver loss was 1.1 to 4.5 times higher among children of…
Read More »This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final regulation governing the Title X Family Planning Program, effectively reversing restrictions on patient referrals to certain reproductive health services established by the Trump Administration in 2019. Recall, the rules put into place by the Trump Administration barred Title X providers from…
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